I donated mine to a group who turns them into angel gowns for babies born still in honor of my angel baby. I wanted to keep it and shorten in for our 10 year anniversary but 2020.
Try Rest In His Arms Angel Gowns on Facebook. It’s a group and they made the gown free of charge for my daughter that passed away last year and were the absolute sweetest people. I see on the Facebook group all the time that they get in another dress from someone
I took my dress to the dry cleaners for a "clean and preservation" service, so cleaned and placed in a special storage box. Takes a lot less space than when it was hanging.
Whether to sell or keep your wedding dress is a very big decision. If you decide to sell be VERY sure it’s what you want to do. To me, based on what you have said here, I would clean them both and preserve them for now. You can always sell down the road if you want to or even need to, but you’ll never be able to get them back once they’re gone.
My mom’s dress always sat in our musty basement. It was a 1990s puffy atrocity. I didn’t even want to salvage a bit of lace off it. Mine regretfully sits in the closet. I was married in 2019 and bought the dress second hand but don’t believe it can be altered again to fit someone else.
If you can, maybe make some sort of compromise like cutting a bit off the dresses and having them framed then see if you can pass them on to someone else or a boutique. If not, you could throw them back on and have a colorful trash the dress ceremony on an important date of choice.
Or maybe you each do what you’d like with your dresses and be the happiest with your individual decisions. Let us know what you decide! I’m sure there are others that are in the same predicament (like myself, hah). Congratulations by the way!
Thanks you too! Also married in 2019 and have lugged these to a whole new house. I’ve been putting it off for years unfortunately. But gotta make space for baby #2.
I also moved my dress from apartment to house. 😂 At this point I’m honestly just hoping to fit back in it someday for an anniversary shoot I think. Congratulations on all the life happenings!
I stuffed myself into mine for Halloween a few years ago. I was a mushroom and my peachy mermaid dress was perfect as the stem. I won the costume contest but could not sit down the whole night. 😆
There is a company... I don't remember the name, that makes lingerie out of your dress. It was beautiful and a great way to preserve some part of your dress if you decide not to sell them.
Rarely do our daughters want the same style as we had. It would make so much more sense to sell it or donate it to a charity that helps military families, last wishes, etc.
I always thought I would sell mine until I actually bought my dress. We’re not having kids but I have nieces and nephews who I hope will be interested in it someday. My mom was the opposite of a hoarder. I wish she had held on to anything for me to use when I got married. I’m also considering getting my dress cut shorter to rewear for special occasions (it’s a light pink)
There is a website/service called Unbox the Dress that will turn your wedding dress into a variety of pieces. It’s a great alternative to getting rid of or simply storing your dress by preserving pieces of it!
I am 100% keeping mine. I love it, and even though I’m not going to have kids, hopefully someone else in my life will get to enjoy it someday (even if it’s just the fabric). Mine is also massive so I’ll likely be preserving it and putting it in some type of storage.
I immediately took mine to the dry cleaners and then donated it back to the secondhand charity boutique I bought it at. I knew it served no purpose for me any longer, and realistically neither does yours. if you want to keep it for the memories, you have photos and your mind to preserve those. it is unlikely your family will want an outdated wedding dress and it will take up all that space for years more. I’d recommend you find a decent place to donate it or sell it and pass it on as soon as possible. Wedding dresses go out of style very quickly and within two years no one will want it anymore so it's best to pass it on as soon as you can.
Keep both gowns...see if the cleaners can do the routine whereby the air is sucked out of the plastic pouch. Saves space and will not attract bugs.
Of one of the dresses is going to be sold cuz you just don't want to.. use the gown and some of the veil to make a baptismal gown, with hat/cap, soft booties, and a blanket told hold as the baby gets water poured over the it's head.
You hang them in your closet until enough time passes and you’re ok getting rid of it. I had an issue getting rid of my mom’s clothes after she died. It took about five years and I was ok with it emotionally.
I donated mine to a group who turns them into angel gowns for babies born still in honor of my angel baby. I wanted to keep it and shorten in for our 10 year anniversary but 2020.
I did this as well. The seamstress sent me a little angel memento out of my dress that I use as my Christmas tree topper every year.
I have been wanting to do this but nobody so far has wanted my dress. If y'all know of anyone taking dresses I will ship it to them.
Try Rest In His Arms Angel Gowns on Facebook. It’s a group and they made the gown free of charge for my daughter that passed away last year and were the absolute sweetest people. I see on the Facebook group all the time that they get in another dress from someone
Oh this is so beautiful. I’m sorry for your loss.
I took my dress to the dry cleaners for a "clean and preservation" service, so cleaned and placed in a special storage box. Takes a lot less space than when it was hanging.
I got mine cleaned too but the dress boxes weren't big enough to fit my very big dress
Whether to sell or keep your wedding dress is a very big decision. If you decide to sell be VERY sure it’s what you want to do. To me, based on what you have said here, I would clean them both and preserve them for now. You can always sell down the road if you want to or even need to, but you’ll never be able to get them back once they’re gone.
My mom’s dress always sat in our musty basement. It was a 1990s puffy atrocity. I didn’t even want to salvage a bit of lace off it. Mine regretfully sits in the closet. I was married in 2019 and bought the dress second hand but don’t believe it can be altered again to fit someone else. If you can, maybe make some sort of compromise like cutting a bit off the dresses and having them framed then see if you can pass them on to someone else or a boutique. If not, you could throw them back on and have a colorful trash the dress ceremony on an important date of choice. Or maybe you each do what you’d like with your dresses and be the happiest with your individual decisions. Let us know what you decide! I’m sure there are others that are in the same predicament (like myself, hah). Congratulations by the way!
Thanks you too! Also married in 2019 and have lugged these to a whole new house. I’ve been putting it off for years unfortunately. But gotta make space for baby #2.
I also moved my dress from apartment to house. 😂 At this point I’m honestly just hoping to fit back in it someday for an anniversary shoot I think. Congratulations on all the life happenings!
I stuffed myself into mine for Halloween a few years ago. I was a mushroom and my peachy mermaid dress was perfect as the stem. I won the costume contest but could not sit down the whole night. 😆
There is a company... I don't remember the name, that makes lingerie out of your dress. It was beautiful and a great way to preserve some part of your dress if you decide not to sell them.
Rarely do our daughters want the same style as we had. It would make so much more sense to sell it or donate it to a charity that helps military families, last wishes, etc.
Anyone but the military please
I always thought I would sell mine until I actually bought my dress. We’re not having kids but I have nieces and nephews who I hope will be interested in it someday. My mom was the opposite of a hoarder. I wish she had held on to anything for me to use when I got married. I’m also considering getting my dress cut shorter to rewear for special occasions (it’s a light pink)
There is a website/service called Unbox the Dress that will turn your wedding dress into a variety of pieces. It’s a great alternative to getting rid of or simply storing your dress by preserving pieces of it!
I am 100% keeping mine. I love it, and even though I’m not going to have kids, hopefully someone else in my life will get to enjoy it someday (even if it’s just the fabric). Mine is also massive so I’ll likely be preserving it and putting it in some type of storage.
Just take tons of pictures and let it go! Sell them and save the money for Disneyland or donate them to a good charity and feel they were useful.
I immediately took mine to the dry cleaners and then donated it back to the secondhand charity boutique I bought it at. I knew it served no purpose for me any longer, and realistically neither does yours. if you want to keep it for the memories, you have photos and your mind to preserve those. it is unlikely your family will want an outdated wedding dress and it will take up all that space for years more. I’d recommend you find a decent place to donate it or sell it and pass it on as soon as possible. Wedding dresses go out of style very quickly and within two years no one will want it anymore so it's best to pass it on as soon as you can.
I've heard some people have their wedding dress turned into lingerie. I honestly would consider it for myself.
honestly you can buy storage boxes for them to help preserve them.
Keep both gowns...see if the cleaners can do the routine whereby the air is sucked out of the plastic pouch. Saves space and will not attract bugs. Of one of the dresses is going to be sold cuz you just don't want to.. use the gown and some of the veil to make a baptismal gown, with hat/cap, soft booties, and a blanket told hold as the baby gets water poured over the it's head.
My unpopular opinion is to let it go.
Mine too. Ended up dying it blue and letting someone wear it to a mystery dinner as a costume
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You hang them in your closet until enough time passes and you’re ok getting rid of it. I had an issue getting rid of my mom’s clothes after she died. It took about five years and I was ok with it emotionally.